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My journey to and on the Mauritanian Iron Ore Train

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It took me 17 days to reach the United Arab Emirates, and my route went through fascinating places like the Kurdish region of Iraq, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Up to halfway through Morocco, I could travel by train, then mainly buses and minivans. Eleven euros for a bottle of water? I turned a blind eye to that.